Viola minuscula Greene is a plant in the Violaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Viola minuscula Greene

Viola minuscula Greene

Viola minuscula, the northern white violet, is a perennial flowering violet native to North America and the Dominican Republic.

Family
Genus
Viola
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Viola minuscula Greene

Viola minuscula (common name northern white violet) is a flowering plant species that belongs to the Violaceae family. It is native to Canada, the United States, and the Dominican Republic. This species is a perennial herb that grows in a wide range of wetland habitats. In the warmer regions of the United States, this plant only grows in mountainous areas.

Photo: (c) Nate Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Hartley · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Violaceae Viola

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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